As part of my work for the NCBA I wanted to share this press release,
which highlights the work of a local community boating project.
Rivertime Boat
Trust wins The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2012
The Rivertime Boat Trust has won The Queens Award for Voluntary Service
2012. The award recognises volunteering work that is a social, economic
or environmental service to the local community.
Rivertime, is a 12-seater
day boat based in Henley for use by disabled and disadvantaged children and
adults, for the summer season. The boat was launched in 2008 by David Suchet
for the Rivertime Boat Trust to operate
on the Middle Thames between Windsor and Oxford. .
The objectives of the charity are to provide and maintain a specially
constructed boat and other facilities for the disabled and disadvantaged, to
work with other charities that have similar objectives and to organize boat
trips on the Middle Thames for these groups. From March
to October 2011 Rivertime undertook 200
bookings. Rivertime already has 156 bookings which will keep Lucy Herbert, her
senior Skipper and crew very busy. Since
it was launched the boat has completed over 500 trips and taken out more than
6000 people with disabilities.
Speaking at a party to celebrate the award at Dorney
Lake, Trustee and Founder of the charity Simon Davis said “We are thrilled to
receive this award. It is recognition for the large number of volunteer
skippers, crew and others who give so generously of their time and also help to
raise much needed funds. We are now working with many local groups and
charities providing the pleasure of boating for many people who would not
otherwise be able to experience it.”
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The National Community Boats Association (NCBA) is an
umbrella organisation supporting & representing inland waterway community
boating organisations. We’ve seen an amazing few decades of canal restoration,
but it would be great to also see the canal used a bit more for social regeneration. The
NCBA has a vision of making the waterways more accessible to all.
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